RINs, LCFS & Clean Fuels: Prices and Forecasts

Renewable fuel credit markets — RINs under the federal Renewable Fuel Standard and LCFS credits under California's Low Carbon Fuel Standard and its successors in other states — move billions of dollars a year and directly shape refining, blending and biofuel investment decisions.

This section covers the prices and mechanics of those markets: RIN categories and what moves them, how LCFS credits are generated and retired, which states are launching clean fuels programs, and which vendors produce the price data and long-term forecasts traders rely on.

What you'll find here

• Provider comparisons — vendors of RIN and LCFS price data and long-term forecasts, and how their coverage differs.
• Market explainers — D3/D4/D5/D6 RIN categories, CARB's LCFS mechanics (CI scores, deficits, credits), and the newer programs in Washington, Oregon and New Mexico.
• Data guidance — where the official numbers live: EPA EMTS data for RINs, CARB's LCFS data dashboards, and state program reports.

Every article cites its sources and carries a visible update date.